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Invasive Fungal Infections among Organ Transplant Recipients: Results of the Transplant‐Associated Infection Surveillance Network (TRANSNET)

Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2010 · Vol. 50(8) · pp. 1101–1111

Peter G. Pappas✉(University of Alabama at Birmingham)Barbara D. Alexander(University of Alabama at Birmingham)David R. Andes(University of Alabama at Birmingham)Susan Hadley(University of Alabama at Birmingham)Carol A. Kauffman(University of Alabama at Birmingham)Alison G. Freifeld(University of Alabama at Birmingham)Elias Anaissie(University of Alabama at Birmingham)Lisa Brumble(University of Alabama at Birmingham)Loreen A. Herwaldt(University of Alabama at Birmingham)James I. Ito(University of Alabama at Birmingham)Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis(University of Alabama at Birmingham)G. Marshall Lyon(University of Alabama at Birmingham)Kieren A. Marr(University of Alabama at Birmingham)Vicki A. Morrison(University of Alabama at Birmingham)Benjamin J. Park(University of Alabama at Birmingham)Thomas F. Patterson(University of Alabama at Birmingham)Trish M. Perl(University of Alabama at Birmingham)Robert A. Oster(University of Alabama at Birmingham)Mindy G. Schuster(University of Alabama at Birmingham)Randall C. Walker(University of Alabama at Birmingham)Thomas J. Walsh(University of Alabama at Birmingham)Kathleen Wannemuehler(University of Alabama at Birmingham)Tom Chiller(University of Alabama at Birmingham)

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Abstract

We detected a slight increase in IFIs during the surveillance period. These data provide important insights into the timing and incidence of IFIs among organ transplant recipients, which can help to focus effective prevention and treatment strategies.

Antifungal resistance and susceptibility Fungal Infections and Studies Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesMedicineAspergillosisIncidence (geometry)CryptococcosisCumulative incidenceInternal medicineZygomycosisOrgan transplantationTransplantationMucormycosis